M A I D
O F
H O N O R
S P E E C H
A
Toast
to
My
Best
Friend
Emma
Carter
&
Daniel
Brooks
·
June
13, 2026 ·
The
Gardens
at
Willow
Creek
,
Austin
,
Texas
Good
evening
,
everyone
.
For
those
of
you
who
don
’
t
know
me
,
I
’
m
Maya
—
and
I
’
ve
been
Emma
’
s
best
friend
for
nearly
fifteen
years
.
I
considered
opening
with
the
story
about
the
beach
we
never
found
,
or
the
time
we
adopted
a
stray
cat
that
turned
out
to
be
a
very
large
raccoon
.
Emma
asked
me
to
keep
this
family
-
friendly
.
So
I
will
.
Fifteen
years
is
a
long
time
to
share
a
life
with
someone
.
We
met
in
ninth
-
grade
biology
,
bonded
over
a
shared
fear
of
dissecting
frogs
,
and
somehow
never
left
each
other
’
s
side
since
.
We
’
ve
survived
college
,
questionable
haircuts
,
terrible
first
jobs
,
and
at
least
one
2
a
.
m
.
phone
call
about
a
boy
.
Spoiler
:
that
boy
did
not
work
out
.
Which
is
fine
—
because
eventually
,
Emma
met
Daniel
.
The
thing
about
Emma
is
that
she
loves
completely
—
with
her
whole
heart
,
no
reservations
.
When
she
called
me
after
that
first
date
with
Daniel
,
the
one
that
lasted
nine
hours
,
I
heard
something
in
her
voice
I
’
d
never
heard
before
.
I
knew
that
day
that
she
’
d
found
her
person
.
Daniel
,
thank
you
.
Thank
you
for
making
her
laugh
,
for
loving
her
the
way
she
deserves
,
and
for
accepting
that
she
will
always
steal
the
last
bite
of
your
dessert
.
Emma
,
you
are
my
best
friend
—
my
person
.
And
today
,
watching
you
marry
the
love
of
your
life
,
surrounded
by
everyone
who
loves
you
,
I
have
never
been
prouder
to
stand
beside
you
.
So
please
,
raise
your
glasses
with
me
.
To
Emma
and
Daniel
—
may
your
life
together
be
full
of
laughter
,
adventure
,
and
a
love
that
only
grows
stronger
with
every
year
.
To
Emma
and
Daniel
!
With
love
,
Maya
Reeves
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O F
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